| Language | Language Family (Branch) | Total Speakers (Native + L2) |
Wikipedia Articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. English English |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 1.5B | 7,132,172 |
| 2. Mandarin Chinese 普通话 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 1.1B | 1,522,668 |
| 3. Hindi मानक हिन्दी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 608.8M | 167,368 |
| 4. Spanish español |
Indo-European (Romance) | 559.9M | 2,092,424 |
| 5. Standard Arabic العربية |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 332.5M | 1,298,264 |
| 6. French français |
Indo-European (Romance) | 311.6M | 2,737,079 |
| 7. Bengali বাংলা |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 278.2M | 180,904 |
| 8. Portuguese Português |
Indo-European (Romance) | 263.8M | 1,164,324 |
| 9. Russian русский язык |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 255.4M | 2,083,995 |
| 10. Urdu اُردُو |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 237.9M | 238,874 |
| 11. Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 199.0M | 763,071 |
| 12. Standard German Deutsch |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 133.9M | 3,094,237 |
| 13. Japanese 日本語 |
Japonic | 123.5M | 1,488,818 |
| 14. Nigerian Pidgin Naijá |
English-Based Creole | 120.7M | 1,537 |
| 15. Egyptian Arabic مصري |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 103.4M | 1,630,600 |
| 16. Marathi मराठी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 99.3M | 101,251 |
| 17. Telugu తెలుగు |
Dravidian | 95.8M | 120,002 |
| 18. Turkish Türkçe |
Turkic | 90.1M | 665,264 |
| 19. Hausa Hausa |
Afro-Asiatic (Chadic) | 88.2M | 88,793 |
| 20. Tamil தமிழ் |
Dravidian | 86.7M | 180,728 |
| 21. Yue Chinese 粵語 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 86.6M | 149,125 |
| 22. Swahili Kiswahili |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 86.5M | 105,542 |
| 23. Vietnamese Tiếng Việt |
Austroasiatic | 86.3M | 1,297,964 |
| 24. Wu Chinese 江南话 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 83.4M | 47,539 |
| 25. Tagalog Tagalog |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 83.4M | 48,739 |
| 26. Western Punjabi پنجابی |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 82.3M | 75,001 |
| 27. Korean 한국말 |
Koreanic | 81.1M | 737,460 |
| 28. Iranian Persian فارسی |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 78.8M | 1,067,404 |
| 29. Javanese Jawa |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 68.3M | 74,921 |
| 30. Italian Italiano |
Indo-European (Romance) | 66.8M | 1,955,322 |
| 31. Gujarati ગુજરાત |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 62.7M | 30,797 |
| 32. Thai ภาษาไทย |
Tai-Kadai | 61.1M | 179,561 |
| 33. Amharic ኣማርኛ |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 59.7M | 15,570 |
| 34. Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ |
Dravidian | 58.7M | 34,489 |
| 35. Levantine Arabic شامي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 53.5M | 1,298,264 |
| 36. Bhojpuri भोजपुरी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 52.7M | 0 |
| 37. Min Nan Chinese 闽南语 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 50.6M | 433,907 |
| 38. Sudanese Arabic سوداني |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 48.4M | 1,298,264 |
| 39. Jinyu Chinese 晋语 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 48.0M | 0 |
| 40. Yoruba Èdè Yorùbá |
Niger-Congo (Yoruboid) | 47.2M | 36,467 |
| 41. Hakka Chinese 客家話 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 43.9M | 10,392 |
| 42. Burmese မြန်မာစကား |
Sino-Tibetan (Burmo-Qiangic) | 43.2M | 110,137 |
| 43. Polish język polski |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 41.8M | 1,683,780 |
| 44. Algerian Arabic العامية |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 41.5M | 1,298,264 |
| 45. Lingala Lingala |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 40.5M | 4,886 |
| 46. Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 39.8M | 20,337 |
| 47. Moroccan Arabic الدارجة |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 39.0M | 11,163 |
| 48. Ukrainian українська мова |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 38.9M | 1,407,088 |
| 49. Xiang Chinese 湘语 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 38.1M | 0 |
| 50. Malayalam മലയാളം |
Dravidian | 37.7M | 87,685 |
| 51. Eastern Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 37.2M | 59,379 |
| 52. Sindhi سنڌي |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 32.5M | 20,064 |
| 53. Sunda Basa Sunda |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 32.4M | 62,247 |
| 54. Nepali नेपाली |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 32.0M | 29,438 |
| 55. Dari دری |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 31.3M | 1,067,404 |
| 56. Igbo Asụsụ Igbo |
Niger-Congo (Igboid) | 30.9M | 44,268 |
| 57. Northern Uzbek ўзбек тили |
Turkic | 29.1M | 329,847 |
| 58. Zulu isiZulu |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 27.8M | 11,893 |
| 59. Saraiki سرائیکی |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 25.6M | 24,439 |
| 60. Dutch Nederlands |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 25.3M | 2,210,895 |
| 61. Romanian Limba română |
Indo-European (Romance) | 25.2M | 538,747 |
| 62. Sa'idi Arabic صعيدى |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 25.1M | 1,298,264 |
| 63. West Central Oromo Afaan Oromoo |
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) | 24.8M | 1,962 |
| 64. Northern Pashto پښتو |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 24.4M | 21,148 |
| 65. Somali Af-Soomaali |
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) | 23.9M | 10,416 |
| 66. Wolof Wolof làkk |
Niger-Congo (North-Central Atlantic) | 22.6M | 1,745 |
| 67. Gan Chinese 江西話 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 22.6M | 6,816 |
| 68. Maithili मैथिली |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 22.0M | 14,231 |
| 69. Magahi मगही |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 21.0M | 0 |
| 70. Xhosa isiXhosa |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 19.2M | 2,322 |
| 71. Malay Bahasa Melayu |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 19.2M | 436,355 |
| 72. Najdi Arabic نجدي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 18.5M | 1,298,264 |
| 73. Southern Pashto پښتو |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 18.4M | 21,148 |
| 74. Afrikaans Afrikaans |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 18.1M | 127,943 |
| 75. Sinhala සිංහල |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 17.9M | 25,011 |
| 76. Khmer ខ្មែរ |
Austroasiatic | 17.6M | 11,947 |
| 77. Mesopotamian Arabic اللهجة العراقية |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 17.5M | 1,298,264 |
| 78. Nigerian Fulfulde Fulfulde |
Niger-Congo (North-Central Atlantic) | 16.6M | 13,844 |
| 79. Kazakh казақ тілі |
Turkic | 16.6M | 242,370 |
| 80. Northern Kurdish Kurmancî |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 16.5M | 90,991 |
| 81. Chhattisgarhi छत्तीसगढ़ी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 16.3M | 0 |
| 82. Cebuano Binisaya |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 16.0M | 6,115,815 |
| 83. Assamese অসমীয়া |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 15.3M | 21,335 |
| 84. Northeastern Thai อีสาน |
Tai-Kadai | 15.0M | 179,561 |
| 85. Kinyarwanda Ikinyarwanda |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 14.8M | 8,940 |
| 86. Bavarian Boarisch |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 14.7M | 27,210 |
| 87. Chichewa Chicheŵa |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 14.4M | 1,099 |
| 88. Bamanankan Bamanankan |
Niger-Congo (Mande) | 14.2M | 864 |
| 89. Setswana Setswana |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 13.7M | 3,785 |
| 90. Northern Sotho Sesotho sa Leboa |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 13.7M | 8,786 |
| 91. Southern Sotho Sesotho |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 13.5M | 0 |
| 92. Swedish Svenska |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 13.2M | 2,621,150 |
| 93. Haitian Creole Kreyòl Ayisyen |
French-Based Creole | 13.2M | 71,512 |
| 94. Greek Νέα Ελληνικά |
Indo-European (Hellenic) | 13.2M | 264,085 |
| 95. Rundi Ikirundi |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 13.2M | 703 |
| 96. Chittagonian চাঁটগাঁইয়া বুলি |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 13.0M | 0 |
| 97. Jula Julakan |
Niger-Congo (Mande) | 12.8M | 0 |
| 98. Deccan دکھنی |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 12.8M | 0 |
| 99. Bajjika बज्जिका |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 12.7M | 0 |
| 100. Sanaani Arabic يمني |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 12.6M | 1,298,264 |
| 101. Hungarian Magyar |
Uralic | 12.4M | 566,042 |
| 102. Kituba Kikongo ya Leta |
Kongo-Based Creole | 12.4M | 0 |
| 103. Czech Čeština |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 12.3M | 585,813 |
| 104. Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic لهجة تعزية عدنية |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 12.2M | 1,298,264 |
| 105. Sadri सादरी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 12.1M | 0 |
| 106. Tunisian Arabic تونسي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 12.0M | 1,298,264 |
| 107. Cameroon Pidgin Pidgin |
English-Based Creole | 12.0M | 0 |
| 108. Moore Moore |
Niger-Congo (North Volta-Congo) | 11.9M | 1,311 |
| 109. South Azerbaijani آذربایجانجا |
Turkic | 11.7M | 244,547 |
| 110. Min Bei Chinese 閩北語 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 11.7M | 0 |
| 111. Sylheti ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 11.5M | 1,214 |
| 112. Ganda Luganda |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 11.1M | 4,492 |
| 113. Congo Swahili Kiswahili |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 11.1M | 0 |
| 114. Eastern Oromo Afaan Oromoo |
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) | 11.1M | 1,962 |
| 115. Min Dong Chinese 闽东话 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 10.9M | 16,706 |
| 116. Gulf Arabic خليجي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 10.9M | 1,298,264 |
| 117. Shona ChiShona |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 10.9M | 11,497 |
| 118. Hijazi Arabic حجازي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 10.8M | 1,298,264 |
| 119. Ibibio Ibibio |
Niger-Congo (Delta-Cross) | 10.8M | 0 |
| 120. Rangpuri রংপুরী |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 10.8M | 0 |
| 121. Uyghur ئۇيغۇر تىلى |
Turkic | 10.5M | 9,683 |
| 122. North Mesopotamian Arabic مصلاوي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 10.5M | 1,298,264 |
| 123. North Azerbaijani Azərbaycan dili |
Turkic | 10.3M | 211,691 |
| 124. Serbian српски |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 10.1M | 715,838 |
| 125. Tsonga Xitsonga |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 10.0M | 950 |
| 126. Tajik тоҷикӣ |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 10.0M | 116,520 |
| 127. Akan Akan |
Niger-Congo (Kwa Volta-Congo) | 9.9M | 0 |
| 128. Tigrigna ትግርኛ |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 9.9M | 335 |
| 129. Haryanvi हरियाणवी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 9.8M | 0 |
| 130. Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo Afaan Oromoo |
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) | 9.6M | 1,962 |
| 131. Hebrew עברית |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 9.4M | 390,161 |
| 132. Catalan Català |
Indo-European (Romance) | 9.3M | 788,419 |
| 133. Yerwa Kanuri Yerwa Kanuri |
Nilo-Saharan (Saharan) | 9.1M | 0 |
| 134. Gikuyu Gĩgĩkũyũ |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 8.2M | 2,080 |
| 135. Sukuma Kisukuma |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 8.1M | 0 |
| 136. Koongo Kikongo |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 8.0M | 1,579 |
| 137. Bulgarian български език |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 7.9M | 307,538 |
| 138. Kabyle ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ |
Afro-Asiatic (Berber) | 7.9M | 7,014 |
| 139. Marwari मारवाड़ी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 7.9M | 0 |
| 140. Umbundu Umbundu |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 7.8M | 0 |
| 141. Madura Basa Mathura |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 7.8M | 5,041 |
| 142. Krio Krio |
English-Based Creole | 7.8M | 0 |
| 143. Santhali Har Rar |
Austroasiatic | 7.6M | 14,431 |
| 144. Merina Malagasy Malagasy ôfisialy |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 7.5M | 102,046 |
| 145. Slovak Slovenčina |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 7.4M | 258,089 |
| 146. Kashmiri کٲشُر |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 7.1M | 8,779 |
| 147. Luba-Kasai Ciluba |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 7.1M | 0 |
| 148. Varhadi-Nagpuri वरहदी-नागपुरी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 7.0M | 0 |
| 149. Indian Sign Language भारतीय सांकेतिक भाषा |
Indo-Pakistani-Nepalese Sign | 6.8M | 0 |
| 150. Paraguayan Guaraní Avañe'ẽ |
Tupian | 6.5M | 6,000 |
| 151. Ilocano Ilokano |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 6.5M | 15,447 |
| 152. Swiss German Schwiizerdütsch |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 6.5M | 0 |
| 153. Croatian Hrvatski |
Indo-European (Slavic) | 6.4M | 229,285 |
| 154. Central Pashto پښتو |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 6.4M | 21,148 |
| 155. Pulaar Pulaar |
Niger-Congo (North-Central Atlantic) | 6.3M | 13,844 |
| 156. Hiligaynon Ilonggo |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 6.3M | 0 |
| 157. Turkmen Türkmençe |
Turkic | 6.1M | 7,054 |
| 158. Zarma Zarma sanni |
Nilo-Saharan (Songhay) | 6.1M | 0 |
| 159. Northern Thai คำเมือง |
Tai-Kadai | 6.0M | 179,561 |
| 160. Kanauji देहाती |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 6.0M | 0 |
| 161. Tachelhit ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ |
Afro-Asiatic (Berber) | 5.8M | 10,883 |
| 162. Danish Dansk |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 5.8M | 312,512 |
| 163. Adamawa Fulfulde Fulfulde |
Niger-Congo (North-Central Atlantic) | 5.7M | 13,844 |
| 164. Napoletano Napulitano |
Indo-European (Romance) | 5.7M | 14,945 |
| 165. Bundeli बुन्देली |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 5.6M | 0 |
| 166. Finnish Suomi |
Uralic | 5.6M | 612,748 |
| 167. Libyan Arabic ليبي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 5.6 M | 1,298,264 |
| 168. Éwé Èʋegbe |
Niger-Congo (Kwa Volta-Congo) | 5.5M | 1,267 |
| 169. Malvi मालवी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 5.4M | 0 |
| 170. Huizhou Chinese 徽州話 |
Sino-Tibetan (Sinitic) | 5.4M | 0 |
| 171. Norwegian Norsk |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 5.4M | 670,895 |
| 171. Norwegian Norsk |
Indo-European (Germanic) | 5.4M | 177,220 |
| 172. Kyrgyz кыргыз тили |
Turkic | 5.4M | 76,157 |
| 173. Central Kurdish زمانی سۆرانی |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 5.3M | 79,661 |
| 174. Baoulé Wawle |
Niger-Congo (Kwa Volta-Congo) | 5.3M | 0 |
| 175. Kamba Kĩkamba |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 5.3M | 0 |
| 176. Dholuo Dholuo |
Nilo-Saharan (Satellites) | 5.3M | 0 |
| 177. Northern Hindko ہندکو |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 5.3M | 0 |
| 178. Sango Sängö |
Ngbandi-Based Creole | 5.2M | 350 |
| 179. Hassaniyya حسانية |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 5.2M | 1,298,264 |
| 180. Hadrami Arabic حضرمي |
Afro-Asiatic (Semitic) | 5.1M | 1,298,264 |
| 181. Lambadi బంజార |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 5.1M | 0 |
| 182. Sidamo Sidaamu Afoo |
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) | 5.0M | 0 |
| 183. Ghanaian Pidgin English Pidgin |
English-Based Creole | 5.0M | 4,380 |
| 184. Betawi Betawi |
Malay-Based Creole | 5.0M | 3,149 |
| 185. Liberian Pidgin English Koloqua |
English-Based Creole | 5.0M | 0 |
| 186. Gheg Albanian Gegnisht |
Indo-European (Albanic) | 4.9M | 105,186 |
| 187. Minangkabau Minangkabau |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 4.9M | 228,818 |
| 188. Pular Pular |
Niger-Congo (North-Central Atlantic) | 4.9M | 13,844 |
| 189. Tatar татар теле |
Turkic | 4.8M | 609,721 |
| 190. Awadhi अवधी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 4.8M | 2,614 |
| 191. Swati siSwati |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 4.7M | 1,134 |
| 192. Sicillian Sicilianu |
Indo-European (Romance) | 4.7M | 26,278 |
| 193. Shan လိၵ်ႈတႆး |
Tai-Kadai | 4.7M | 14,561 |
| 194. Southern Uzbek ﯣزبېک |
Turkic | 4.6M | 329,847 |
| 195. Tiv Tiv |
Niger-Congo (Bantoid) | 4.6M | 0 |
| 196. Southern Thai ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ |
Tai-Kadai | 4.5M | 179,561 |
| 197. Lao ພາສາລາວ |
Tai-Kadai | 4.5M | 5,449 |
| 198. Bugis Basa Ugi |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) | 4.4M | 15,953 |
| 199. Southern Kurdish کوردیی باشووری |
Indo-European (Iranic) | 4.3M | 0 |
| 200. Mewari मेवाड़ी |
Indo-European (Indo-Aryan) | 4.2M | 0 |
Global Language Diversity on Wikipedia
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